Syd Puddefoot

Holts tactics will prevail.

Which begs the question why were we relying on trialists snd loanees in the first place. Source your targets, watch them, offer a deal,get deals done in plenty time. They do it at levels far lower than us.

Heard Martindale at Ferranti state that unless rules are relaxed that covid again will play a big part in this season hence reason he wants a bigger squad with more quality We are woefully short in both departments. Things go tits up Holt could bolt, he's got previous.

Holt trying to justify his position with promoting 3 youngsters to the first team. He said in interview when Fergus was appointed that he'd like to find a 'diamond' initially for the first team. Looks like we have 3, some going, we'll be in Champions League soon at this rate. Sheerin to carry the can if it goes tits up.

If you were an outsider looking in, you'd think that we were getting organised on and off the park, restructuring etc. Certainly doesnt feel like that to me ,and the question is, where do we go from here if this doesnt work ? Begging bowl out to fans, Navy Blue? We've been here before and we'll be there again, its just a case of when imo.

Sheerin quoted as saying he doesnt have 11 decent players

The fact we have Gary Miller anywhere near the first 11 confirms we're in a mess.

Fair enough, Id agree with some of that, ( Vaulks was watched before being invited up )but point is we've had Sporting Director in place from January ( which we dont have back then) who remit allegedly is to target players, yet here we are a few weeks before the season starts and we have key positions to be filled and are scrambling about with trialists with unimpressive backgrounds.

Exactly. Thing is, none of them were trialists. If we're relying on finding some gem from a few bounce games then the horse has already bolted ( or is that Holted). Squad atm looks no where near good enough imo and if we've already signed our main targets we're in for another rough ride.

Soccerbase has him playing zero games for Rothes and scoring 19 goals. He must be good.

Holts just not a likable person is he, and him being involved with recruitment is a worry. Justifying the January signings and stating Tiffony 'is young as well' when theres a 4 year age gap from tge guys we signed is desperate. stuff Phil Rawlins knows his stuff, think he'll be a big help to the club, by god we need it, cant say the same for others though. Him stating the club was in a mess sums it up. Deans, McFarlane and Colburn done nothing to improve connect between fans and bod. Cant see that changing. A bit if a worry that we're only 2 permanant signings away from our core squad. We need two strikers worth their corn. ''Loanees are a bit of a gamble' doesnt auger well either. We have to get them right. Pleasing to hear Sheerin will play attacking football but just told the whole league our formation before a balls kicked. I wish him well though. Massive season for us, we need to deliver.

Dowds is 25 this year, he's past the still developing stage imo.

Anyone got the link to latest next manager odds? Can't seem to find it

Alloa quoted as being interested in Stewart Petrie. Maybe just usual paper talk, but at least they're getting nose in.

Partick to beat us and win the league, Cove/ Hartley to beat us in playoffs. When we f**k up we certainly do it in style.

Ex Scotland u21 from what I've heard

Probably yes, but to be fair Hall played him well in the last game.

All down to opinions and conjecture. Truth is, no knows how it would have panned out, and its irrelevant now.

Don't bet on it.

Anybody guess what the game plan is or will be,its been hard to fathom out if there is one. Morrison is a decent crosser of the ball with both feet yet his target is a lone striker that isn't a target man with no one up to support him. We're in desperate times. Lee Miller probably the best foil for Keena and crosses from wide ,however looks like hes hung up his boots, at least until the split,where if we're trailing watch out for last chance saloon stuff throwing 4 strikers on. Oh dear.

Totally. But the crunch for me is at Board level. We will find out if there is truely a new broom with a forward thinking bod who are prepared to take bold decisions and say thanks very much but ta ta even if we are promoted. If they are truely wanting to progress the club as they say they will see what we are seeing and bin the two of them and go get a proper manager.

Management team proved yet again how inept they are. Formation and team selection all wrong. The Leitch love in is beyond a joke now. One up front at home to part time bottom 3 club is beyond comprehension. We may yet stumble over the line to promotion but if goes to 22 games the last 4 gives me the fear. M n M should be binned irrespective of this seasons outcome. Cant see the bod seeing it that way unfortunately.

I'd celebrate that more than winning the league.

Clear favourites now.

How about we don't play any more games ' unable to fulfill the 18 games'. Would go down to points per game ratio. We're on 1.904..less chance of making an erse of it